This paper was brought to my attention by the author Colin Macduff (now retired) who was Principal Investigator in a project [2018-2020] RIPEN. This included a series of workshops to which I was able to contribute. I knew this would be useful and must find the paper (in 14,1) also mentioned.
"What are typologies?
In relation to this initial question. Patton (2002) offers a useful definition and distinction: 'Typologies are classification systems made up of categories that divide some aspect of the world into parts along a continuum. They differ from taxonomies, which completely classify a phenomenon through mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories, like the biological system for classifying species. Typologies, in contrast, are built on ideal types or illustrative endpoints rather than a complete and discrete set of categories'." p.41.
'Most commonly, typology constructors such as Roberts-Davis et al (1998) and Nolan et al (1995) present them as ways of clarifying thinking rather than as rigid structures that are universally applicable. The difficulty here is that within nursing discourse a number of other devices such as conceptual frameworks and models are also commonly used to this end.' p.42.
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Box 1: Typology of family care (Nolan et al 1995)
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If you can obtain a copy^, do check out Box 2 and Figure 1, plus the discussion and conclusion.
Macduff, C. (2007). Typologies in nursing: A review of the literature. Nurse Researcher, 14(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr2007.01.14.2.40.c6020 (^Paywall)